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I will be in Florence from May 11 to May 17 and would love to visit the Vasari Corridor. Your information does not say that it will be open at that time but 2 tour companies I have looked at will allow me to book it. I am a bit confused as to whether it will be open between my dates above.

Hello Roberta!
The superintendence that oversees the Uffizi Gallery and the Vasari Corridor do allow tour companies to book private entrance to their tour groups, generally at higher rates. The “special openings” that is mentioned in the post above, and the ones the superintendance announces throughout the year, are instead available directly from the museum to the public, with the guide being a museum employee and the cost being the museum ticket plus a special booking fee (less than 15 euro). These visits are offered only on set weekdays and times, so they sell out quickly.
While it doesn’t seem the superintendence will be offering another “special opening” during May, you can by all means visit the Vasari Corridor through one of the private tour companies you found – it means they have access to the Corridor for those dates… and should explain the difference in cost you’ll find.

All Vasari corridor tours you’ll find have to include the Uffizi Gallery since you need to enter the museum to then have access to the Corridor. Not all Corridor tours include a tour of the Uffizi or time in the Uffizi, it depends on what you buy. Once you enter the Corridor, there is no way to return back the same way and visit the Uffizi gallery so if you can, plan ahead to enter the Uffizi earlier, see the museum and then meet your group at the entrance to the Vasari Corridor to do your visit.
Enjoy!